Area students win big at NPCC Inter-High Day

North Platte Community College’s 56th annual Inter-High Day lured in 373 students from 14 area high schools Thursday.

They competed for scholarships and other prizes while taking tests in everything from art, accounting and criminal justice to auto body, welding and diesel technology. The scholastic contest was spread across both of NPCC’s campuses.

Schools earned points based on how well their students placed in the academic divisions. The top three point earning schools received a plaque and a $500 scholarship to award to a student of their choice.

Individual first place winners received a medal, a $500 scholarship and three credit hours of summer tuition to the college. Second and third place recipients earned medals as well as three credit hours of summer tuition.

The top three winners in each of the applied technology competitions also received industry-based prizes related to their test areas.

Results were as follows:

Division Results:

Top Schools Division I

First – North Platte

Second – Hershey

Third – Sutherland

Top Schools Division II

First – Callaway

Second – Arnold

Third – Wallace

Top School Division III

First – Stapleton

Second – McPherson County

Third – Thedford

Academic categories:

Accounting 

First – Bryce Bode, Hershey

Second – Madilynn Mullen, Paxton

Third – Leyton Connell, McPherson County 

Art

First – Madisyn Hill, North Platte

Second – Cora Bogardus, McCook

Third – Hannah Huff, McCook

Biological Science

First – Xavier Pieper, St. Patrick’s

Second – Coltan Clouse, Stapleton

Third – Ashly Denney, Callaway

Business Communications   

First – Porter Connick, St. Patrick’s

Second – Gracie Pearson, Sutherland

Third – Bryce Bode, Hershey

Chemistry     

First – Asher Strecker, North Platte

Second – Uotong Haidle, Callaway

Third – Rhoshykee Bruns, Stapleton

Criminal Justice

First – Saije Phelps, McPherson County

Second – Brody Lytle, McCook

Third – Bella Giacalone, McCook

Dramatic Arts/Theater (11th-12th grades)

First – Emmeline Lucas, Maxwell

Second – Chenney Dishman, Callaway

Third – Braxtton Songster, North Platte

Dramatic Arts/Theater (9th-10th grades) 

First – Finnley Eickhoff, North Platte

Second – Isabella Frazier, North Platte

Third – Genevieve Lucas, Maxwell

Graphic Design

First – Chloe Schaeffer, Stapleton

Second – Jozi Edgington, Callaway

Third – Taylor Hanna-Miles, Arnold

Health Occupations  

First – Mallory McConnell, Wallace

Second – Reese Erbert, Sutherland

Third – Natalie Wiezorek, St. Patrick’s

Information Technology  

First – Aidan Bryant, Thedford

Second – Logan Fletcher, Hershey

Third – Josie Christensen, Arnold

Introduction to Business

First – Bradley Hanson, Wallace

Second – Jaydon Parker, Hershey

Third – Max Hanson, Wallace

Mathematics

First – Ryleigh Hanson, Wallace

Second – Chenney Dishman, Callaway

Third – Abby Renner, McCook

Medical Terminology 

First – Realta Leach, Arnold

Second – Mackenzie Bruns, North Platte

Third – Lauren Marchlewski, North Platte

Music

First – Piper Strasburg, Arnold

Second – Bennett Korensky, St. Patrick’s

Third – Blaise Moerke, North Platte 

Music Theory and Ear Training

First – Rhett Edelman, Hershey

Second – Katie Abbott, Hershey

Third – Uotong Haidle, Callaway 

NPCC Facts

First – Julyssa Miller, Maxwell

Second – Ella Janas, North Platte

Third – Jenna Miller, Maxwell 

Personal Finance 

First – Bo Brennan, Callaway

Second – Chloe Schaeffer, Stapleton

Third – Kyle Kramer, Stapleton

Poetry Writing 

First – Rachel Leetch, Arnold

Second – Kepler Spurgin, Paxton

Third – Mason Sutton, Sandhills

Prose Writing

First - Miah Fox, Paxton

Second – Morgan Krajewski, Sutherland

Third – Kendall McClintock, Wallace

Sociology

First – Tucker Housman, Stapleton

Second – Dawson Mason, Callaway

Third – Madison Haddow, Hershey                                          

Applied Technology:

Auto Body  

First – Megan Miller, McCook

Second – Josiah DeBuc, Hershey

Third – Charlie Koch, Hershey

Automotive  

First – William Anderson, McPherson County

Second – Stetson Schroder, North Platte

Third – Braxton Anderson, Callaway

Building Construction Team

First - Sutherland

Second – McCook

Third – Stapleton 

Diesel Mechanics 

First – Charlie Koch, Hershey

Second – William Anderson, McPherson County

Third – Carter Wood, Callaway

Electrical

First – Lane Heil, North Platte

Second – Dakota Cook, Cozad

Third – Kyle Kramer, Stapleton

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

First – Dakota Cook, Cozad

Second – Titus Freeman, Cozad

Third – Cohle Sullivan, North Platte

Welding Division I

First – Lane Heil, North Platte

Second – Ethan Rabou, Thedford

Third – Landon Gilbert, North Platte

Welding Division II

First – Noah Kammerer, Sutherland

Second – Felix Alfayo, Wauneta-Palisade

Third – Brody Green, Arnold

 

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Inter-High Day - High school students participate in a chemistry experiment Thursday during the 56th annual Inter-High Day competition at North Platte Community College.